Car ManufacturerCarsEventsJaguarLand Rover

SISMA Auto Celebrates 20th anniversary and welcomes Land Rover to the Family

. In the automotive business, consolidation of dealerships is quite common, particularly when there is brand acquisitions under the same umbrella company like in the case of Jaguar and Land Rover. Management and maintenance process becomes simplified and  there is a direct cost benefit of not having to maintain high …

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Car ManufacturerCarsMercedes-BenzSales and Marketing Rants

Mercedes Benz Grey Importers and Malaysian Fuel – Beware of warranty issues

. Grey importers have a roaring business here in Malaysia. Without the need to set up extensive after sales service centres and having showrooms with the ‘rooms’ being nothing more than a tarred parking lot with a tent, most grey importers focus only on one thing; short term profits without …

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BMWCar ManufacturerCarsEvents

The BMW 428i Gran Coupe – launched

. As it is with any story, it all starts with a summary of how things stand. BMW has changed the way it names its models with the regular sedan shapes having the odd numbered moniker such as the 3/5/7 series (let’s pretend the 1-series doesn’t exist) while coupe silhouettes …

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Car ManufacturerCarsEventsPeugeot

The Peugeot Driving Experience – Up Your Driving

. How often have you seen a youtube video of someone’s onboard dash cam that shows, in the first few seconds perfect driving conditions where the road is dry, the weather is sunny and not so many cars on the road – only to then witness a sudden impact and …

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Car ManufacturerCarsCitroënEvents

The new Citroen Grand C4 Picasso

. Diesel powered private vehicles that isn’t a 4×4 is still rare in Malaysia which is why whenever we hear news of one going to be released soon, we perk up a bit. Such is the case with Citroen where limited ready stock units of the new Citroen Grand C4 …

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Car ManufacturerCarsEventsSuzuki

The new Suzuki Swift RS – Reinvent Style

. There’s a new Swift in town and it’s quite a looker. The Swift RS was introduced by Suzuki Malaysia Automobile Sdn Bhd (SMA) market today and in the hierarchy of the Swift family sits in between the regular Swift GLX and Swift Sports. Essentially a dressed-up regular Swift, the RS …

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Events

Bosch and Malaysia – Annual Press Conference 2014

. It’s not often that we get invited to annual press conferences where men in nice suits stand in front of a microphone talks about sales figures and market share for an hour or two but that’s exactly what happened today at the Bosch Power Tools Training Centre in Petaling …

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